McDonald's Growth Suffers in U.S., China

Global Sales Fell 2.5% in July, Far Worse Than Expected

McDonald's Corp. on Friday reported its worst monthly calendar-adjusted global same-store sales since early 2003 as it deals with a meat-supplier scandal in China and continued weakness in the U.S.

Global sales fell 2.5% in July, far worse than expected. The steepest drop came in its Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa region, where sales at existing locations slumped 7.3% last month. Analysts expected a 0.5% drop in that...